TEHRAN, Feb 23 - The great naval military exercise 'Velayat 97' entered it's second day with surface, sub-surface, and aerial units displaying their might in the Sea of Oman and Northern Indian Ocean.
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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Iranian naval forces departed from the port of Jask on Friday, as a large scale three-day naval exercise began in the Sea of Oman, code named 'Velayat 97'.
The newest additions to the Iranian fleet, the recently unveiled Fateh submarine and Sahand destroyer take part in the drills, which are being held in an area of over two million square kilometers: from the east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, down to the 10-degrees latitude.
Today, the Iranian Navy also launched missiles from Ghadir-class submarines towards ships on the surface in 'Velayat-97' naval military exercises.
A spokesman for the naval exercises, Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviyani said, 'Velayat-97' naval exercises are carried out in a vast area which covers the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman to the Indian Ocean.
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Source: Iran Press